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Miers Withdrawal Creates Opportunity for President Bush to Nominate the First Latino to the Supreme Court
LULAC Encourages the President to Nominate Attorney General Alberto Gonzales—the Most Qualified of the Possible Candidates for the Court

October 27, 2005

Contact: Brent Wilkes, (202) 833-6130

Washington, DC—The League of United Latin American Citizens is calling upon President Bush to nominate Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as the next justice for the U.S. Supreme Court following the decision by Harriet Miers to withdraw her nomination.  LULAC believes that Gonzalez’s outstanding qualifications, experience and judicial temperament make him the most eminently qualified candidate to serve on the court. 

“LULAC has worked with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for the past 15 years, and we have been impressed with his integrity, his judicial acumen and the decisions he has rendered throughout his legal career,” stated LULAC National President Hector Flores.  “We have supported him each time he has been nominated for a legal appointment and most recently when he was nominated as the first Hispanic U.S. Attorney General by President George W. Bush. Like retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Conner, Gonzales is the American Dream personified—the child of immigrant parents who believe in the ideals of this great country.” 

Attorney General Gonzalez is an extremely qualified jurist who has served with distinction on the Texas Supreme Court.  He received the best education America has to offer—Rice University and Harvard School of Law.  Moreover, he has demonstrated a keen understanding of the law and how it is applied to everyday American life—representing the core values of American society that is inclusive of everyone. 

“America and great societies are measured by the way they treat the disadvantaged, the defenseless, and the voiceless, and how the laws of the land are applied to all,” stated LULAC Legal Advisor Ray Velarde. “Attorney General Gonzales will be a fair-minded jurist who will apply the law in keeping with our great American traditions and review each case on its merits.” 

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States.  LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health, and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. 

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